The Relationship between Pesticide Exposure and Impaired Lung Function in Horticultural Sprayer Farmers in Ngablak District, Magelang Regency

Abstract

Pesticides can cause air pollution in farmers' workplaces. One of the effects of pesticide spraying is impaired lung function. This study aims to determine the relationship between pesticide exposure and impaired lung function of horticultural spraying farmers in Ngablak Magelang.The research design is an observational study using a Cross Sectional approach and 70 people as a sample. The population of this study is farmers who are members of the Sumberejo village farmer group. The research sample from this study is farmers in Sumberejo village who meet the inclusion criteria. The data collected used a questionnaire as an instrument, while the examination of pulmonary dysfunction used a spirometry. The data analysis used in this study is chi square and logistic regression.The findings of this study are related to lung function disorders, such as: length of work (p-value=0.004), duration of work (p-value=0.001), frequency of spraying (p-value=0.32).